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President Hassan Rouhani officially welcomed his visiting South African counterpart Jacob Zuma in Tehran on Sunday.

Construction companies from South Korea plan to sign contracts with Iran on a series of big development projects during an upcoming visit to the Islamic Republic by the president of the East Asian nation, South Korean industry officials said on Saturday.

Is it possible to give over all the fighter jets of the world to such humanitarian bodies as the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies and stop killing people for a few years? Or is it just a dream?

Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian says today Chinese, Indian and Turkish companies are turning into big economic and trade players in South Africa which further underlines the need for targeted and efficient planning of Iran’s private sector in the South African market and investment of that country in Iran.

British director Martin Radich whose “Norfolk” went on screen on the opening day of the 34th Fajr International Film Festival, says the movie, produced under a tight budget, is considerably different from the script.

A high-ranking oil industry official said that Iran and Canada are to cooperate on building equipment related to oil industry surface facilities.

Tehran signed a deal with an American company to export its excess heavy water supplies to the US, Abbas Araqchi, the head of Iran's Foreign Ministry Headquarters for Monitoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), said on Friday 22 April.

Secretary of State John Kerry before meeting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday said US has no objection does not stand in the way of foreign banks engaging with Iranian banks and companies.

Payamema: London’s Christie’s auction house is set to auction three valuable carpets from Kerman. In the past few years, Sotheby’s has sold various Persian artefacts, the most famous of which was a carpet from Kerman for a price of $33.8m.

An American university professor said the abrogation of a lasting nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers by a potential Republican winner of the next US presidential election would damage other countries’ trust in the US.

Members of Isfahan Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mine and Agriculture met with a group of businessmen from Hong Kong on Tuesday evening to discuss venues for bilateral trade.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the Afghan government has made some progress in its fight against terrorism, calling for regional countries’ assistance in the anti-terrorism campaign.

Hundreds of Iranian pilgrims were killed last year in a deadly crush in Mina, Saudi Arabia, during the Hajj pilgrimage. Earlier, two Iranian teenagers...

The deal for construction of first petrochemical power plant in Mehran was signed on Tuesday between the executor company of Petrosaman Faragostar and Chinese Company CNTIC.

A senior Iranian official said that the holding of the 7th Asia-Pacific Forum in Iran could pave the way for boosting exports of Iranian handicrafts to foreign countries.

He’s holding a folded piece of paper in one hand, while with the other gripping the hand of a little girl. He passes the paper to the taxi driver’s window, then bends his neck a bit without saying a word. It’s noon under Hafez Bridge in Tehran. A soft breeze blows and there’s no sign of heat yet.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani underscored the necessity for the further broadening of parliamentary relations and cooperation between Tehran and Astana.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with his American counterpart John Kerry in New York and discussed the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Tehran and six world powers.

Ali Jannati, the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, said his Ministry and the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization are trying to arrange this year's Hajj pilgrimage, if Saudis cooperate.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian voiced Tehran’s support for the upcoming start of negotiations in Kuwait to end a deadly war in Yemen and restore peace to the crisis-hit country.

Javad Larijani: Enforcing sanctions for Human Rights is a shameful and dishonourable claim.

Deputy Transport Minister Ali Abedzadeh said Iran and France have agreed to jointly launch aviation training schemes in Iran, including pilot and personnel training programs.

Alliance Française’s symphony orchestra will perform in Tehran, Kerman, Yazd, Shiraz, Isfahan and Kashan, under the leadership of an Iranian conductor.

An Iranian energy official says a US company seeks to purchase petrochemical products from Abadan’s Petrochemical Co.

The Islamic Republic of Iran, Germany, the Arab League and the United States have joined Syria in rejecting Tel Aviv’s claim over the occupied Golan Heights, a day after the Israeli premier said the region will be part of Israel "forever”.